Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy maintains firm stance against giving up territory to Moscow following Trump-Putin meeting and calls for trilateral Ukraine-US-Russia talks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated on Sunday that Kyiv will not surrender any territory to Moscow, pushing back against mounting international speculation about potential land-for-peace negotiations.
« The constitution of Ukraine makes it impossible to give up territory or trade land », Zelenskyy said during a press conference at the European Commission on Sunday.
He added that Russia has repeatedly tried and failed to seize the entirety of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine for a period of 12 years. The Donbas, which includes Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, is an industrial hub, with coal mining and steel production central to Ukraine’s economy.
« Since the territorial issue is so important, it should be discussed only by the leaders of Ukraine and Russia at the trilateral [talks with] Ukraine, United States, Russia », Zelenskyy said.
